A cry break is a vocal break in a tone or note in a song. It is characteristic in the singing tone of Hank Williams where a note seems to break and start over again. There are notes that the singer sounds near to the point of starting to cry. It is a technique that is used in country singing. S ongs that deal with the issues of sorrow and loss are likely to contain cry breaks.
Famous quotes containing the words cry and/or break:
“May God damn for ever all who cry ‘Peace!’”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“There is a comfort in the strength of love;
‘Twill make a thing endurable, which else
Would overset the brain, or break the heart:”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)